Position: Defensive End High school: Eaton (CO) Height 1.93 m | Weight: 306 lb (139 kg) Name Mitch Unrein Parents Kay Unrein, Mike Unrein | |
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Date of birth: (1987-03-25) March 25, 1987 (age 28) Similar People Corey Cogdell, Chris Prosinski, Brock Osweiler, Gary Kubiak, John Fox Profiles | ||
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Mitch Unrein (born March 25, 1987) is an American football defensive end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Wyoming.
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- How to pronounce mitch unrein denver broncos nfl football touchdown td tackle hit yard run
- Catching up with mitch unrein
- Denver Broncos
- San Diego Chargers
- Chicago Bears
- Personal life
- References
Catching up with mitch unrein
Denver Broncos
In a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on December 2, 2012, Unrein lined up for the first time as at the fullback position. He then proceeded to catch a touchdown pass from quarterback Peyton Manning.
On April 11, 2013, Unrein signed a one-year, $630,000 tender.
The Broncos placed a one-year $1.431 million tender on Unrein on March 7, 2014.
San Diego Chargers
Unrein signed with the San Diego Chargers on March 19, 2015.
On September 24, 2015, the San Diego Chargers reinforced the tight end position, bringing back Kyle Miller nine days after he was waived on September 15. To make room, the team released Unrein.
Chicago Bears
Unrein was signed by the Chicago Bears on September 25, 2015.
On November 9, 2015, Unrein lined up at fullback against the San Diego Chargers. This was the first of many times he was used like this by the Bears.
On March 12, 2016, Unrein was re-signed by the Chicago Bears to a two-year contract.
Personal life
Unrein is married to Olympic bronze-medalist trapshooter Corey Cogdell.
He has five siblings. His older brothers Mark and Mike, both played college football for the University of Northern Colorado Bears. His older sister Nicole, who also went to UNC, is a three-time All-American swimmer and still holds one of the top-10 records for the 100 meter backstroke in UNC history. He is also distant cousins with former NFL defensive end Terry Unrein, who was selected in the third round of the 1986 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers.